Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-30


more than three hundred million
bushels short this season.
The stock of wheat now in
sight in this country amounts to
30,l63,350 bushels, of corn to T.
259,099 bushels. and of oats
4,754,341 bushels. The stock of
wheat at the present time is 49,
436,74S bushels and of corn
6,750,447 bushels smaller than a
year ago.
Under the order restoring
to settlement the indemnity lands
Of the Northern Pacific railroad,
from "a, 900 to 10000 acres will be
open for entry in Otter Tail and
Douglas counties, Minnesota, on
the LIST of December, at the Fergus
Falls land office.
Five thousand copies of
John r. Musick's novel "Brother
against Brother" have been sold.
The book was issued about August
10th, 1887, and has been on the
market a little over thirty days
Five hundred newspapers and
magazines in the UnitedStates and
Canada have reviewed it. Musick
received the royalty on sales of
5000 copies in just 30 days after it
was issued.
"A heavy shortage in the
hay, turnip and potato crop is re-
ported from the British Isles,
also heavy shortage in the corn
crop of the Danube valley, a short
age, which in the aggregate, it will
take 525, 100000 bushels of corn to
supply. Thus it will be seen that
the total shortage in this country
and Europe amounts to 800, 100000
bushels. AS a consequence the
markets in the United Kingdom
are very strong and the grain
market at Chicago has developed
wonderful strength within the
past few days.
In their weekly trade review
for last week X. G. Dun e. Co
note an improvement in the New
York money markets, arising
from the treasury's new depart
ure. They point out, however
that bond purchases cannot b.
expected to entirely remove th'
consequences Of short crops, harm
full speculation, over-hasty devel
opment, or the change of active
into fixed capital. Money is re
ported close at Chicago, Cleveland
Cincinnati, New Orleans, Kansas
City, Omaha, and Milwaukee, anc
collections are reported "slow" O
"only fair" at nearly all points
The movements of general mer
chandise is less active. Failure
in the United States and Canad,
for the seven days numbered 1S3
against 1S7 during the correspond
ing period of last year.
The following taken from
the Real Estate Record of Kansa
City presents the true condition O
Missouri as she is to-day: 9Th
state of Missouri has lived dow
the ISLANDERS of tongue or pen, an,
to-day is enjoying her full share @
that prosperity which is gladden.
ing our country. No state in tn
Union is richer in natural resour
ces than the state of Missour
This years crops are larger tina
ever before. Her corn crop vii
be enormous. The output of he
lead and iron mines is steadily ez
panding and her factories ar
working up to their fullest capaci
ty. There is employment for al
who will work, and happiness an
prosperity are found in nearl
every home. immigration
pouring into the state from all poi
tions of the east and adding large
ly to her growth and material we
fare. People are now only be
ginning to realize that great re
suits can be realized in Missoul
by men of energy, determinatio
ton and enterprise. Nature ha
given to the state an endowmen
equal to that bequeathed to an
state in the Union. Every GRO